medium races

[Dynamo Dan]

Buttermere Sailbeck is something special as is The Ben...

[Tuffer]

Mmh definite bias towards the Lakes, how about the North East and North Yorkshire, best medium in this part of the Country.

Blakey Blitz definite contender, new race Glaisdale Rigg was good (great if we take out some of the road) and the Three Tops, though i'm bias towards North Yorks don't know the North East.

Looking forward to the Christmas Holiday races.

[GlenBorrell]

Buttermere Sailbeck is something special

Agreed!!!!

[AndyA]

For 2012 I'm considering focusing more on AM races - anyone got some good recommendations?

Live in the peak so would be peak/lakes/N wales

Cheers

Stan Bradshaw (formerly Half Tour of Pendle).
Noonstone.

Both south pennines races, might be a bit low-rent for you Peak district people though!

[geofpet]

Try Mow Cop Sun April 1st - it's BM (6.5mile/1300ft) 200ft per mile, a couple of real tough climbs on it.

I think the answer to your question as to why Castleton has dropped from AM to BM is not to do to with major earth movement of tectonic plates, or kit, but rather
the decision by FRA to use metric units for fell race measurement from 2012 and changing the criteria from feet per mile to metres per kilometre.
This means that races need more climb per mile (or kilometre) to make the category A grade.

Under the old system I could probably have got Mow Cop into the AM category, just, with minor adjustments to the route - under the new system I just can't get enough climb in I am sure other race organisers will find themselves in a similar position.

[maddaddy]

snowdonia does goes mediums tbf, the 4 best for me are:

wyddfa... boring route.. but the race is just too special to ignore...

ras y moelwyns, packs a lot into the 10 miles, much more varied than wyddfa.

carneddau.. the toughest medium in snowdonia... a race that only the strongest of runners will win...

moel eilio... classic grassy ridge running..

cader has a big rep, not a huge fan personally, but i suppose like wyddfa its the occassion which makes it.

decided upon Carneddau as the welsh one - is there a route description/map anywhere?

cheers

[Rudolph Hooker]

There's a description here!

[maddaddy]

There's a description here!

brilliant, thanks

[DazTheSlug]

surely the toughest medium in Snowdonia is the Half Peris?

[GregC]

I'd recommend Ras Y Moelwyn - by far my favourite race this year, really surprised they only get 100 running it. Enjoyed Wyddfa too, a boring route as Iain says but the atmosphere and support in the town and on the mountain make it really special. In between those 2 I was injured so missed all the others I wanted to do - fingers crossed for next year.